t w sensor ?????

[mycivicisonair]

is there such a thing as a tw sensor? i got a 4 door and the kid told me it needs a tw sensor and i never heard of one. any help would be appreciated, thanks

[marked001]

tw?? never heard of it....did he give any indication as to what he thought it was for? why does he think it needs it? any codes?

[Perfectionist]

Of course there is! The TW sensor tells the ECU how warm the engine is. It's located below the distributor. The other sensor on the back of the blockt provides temp information to the gauge or idiot light. TW sensor failure usually results in dificulty restarting a hot engine. The failure is also intermittent, meaning sometimes it's bad, sometimes it's not. It's basically a temperature sensitive resistor. It's resistance change should be smooth over the range of operation.

BTW, in an attempt to troubleshoot a performance problem I was having, I replaced my TW sensor. Unfortunately, the problem turned out to be a worn out O2 sensor. So... I have a perfectly funtional used TW sensor laying around. If you want it, mail me $1 to cover postage and the padded envelope. It should fit your application. The part # is 37870-PJ7-003 if you want to confirm the application. E-mail me at [email protected] if you're interrested.

[RedRacerCivic]

Originally posted by Perfectionist
Of course there is! The TW sensor tells the ECU how warm the engine is. It's located below the distributor. The other sensor on the back of the blockt provides temp information to the gauge or idiot light. TW sensor failure usually results in dificulty restarting a hot engine. The failure is also intermittent, meaning sometimes it's bad, sometimes it's not. It's basically a temperature sensitive resistor. It's resistance change should be smooth over the range of operation.

BTW, in an attempt to troubleshoot a performance problem I was having, I replaced my TW sensor. Unfortunately, the problem turned out to be a worn out O2 sensor. So... I have a perfectly funtional used TW sensor laying around. If you want it, mail me $1 to cover postage and the padded envelope. It should fit your application. The part # is 37870-PJ7-003 if you want to confirm the application. E-mail me at [email protected] if you're interrested.

Hehe, i bought a new TW sensor from Honda sometime ago for no reason too, it ended up being my thermostat or somthing, i dont remember, arent those suckers like 50 bucks from Honda?

[mycivicisonair]

hey perfectionist .... u got mail

[mycivicisonair]

hey it wouldnt let me email u. i will definately take it. just send me ur address and stuff and i will send money, thanks man.

my email is [email protected]

thanks again